Review: HTC PPC-6800 Mogul (Sprint)
We give the HTC PPC-6800 Mogul a month long, battle-tested review. Does the Mogul give Sprint an answer to Apple’s iPhone? Or is it too little, too late? Read more to find out. Buy a PPC-6800 Mogul from Wirefly ($249.99 with Contract) Update: I apologize that some of my comments have been mistaken for comparing […]
Knowledge Base Updates: PPC-6700 & XV6700
Owners of the PPC-6700 and XV6700 can now check out our expanded selection of tips, tricks, and hacks for the two Windows Mobile 5 devices, including several quick tips to speed up the device. Did we miss something? Add it yourself… the PCS Intel Knowledge Base can be expanded on by anyone. Add tips, tricks, […]
Sprint: PPC-6700 Firmware Updated
Sprint has approved, and will release on their web site next week the first firmware update to the PPC-6700. This update makes several device-specific improvements, and also deploys AKU 2 for the PPC-6700. It does not deploy AKU 2.2 and thus does not have A2DP support. The update is currently available on-demand to Sprint Stores, […]
Sprint Launches Power Vision, Four New Phones (Updated Again)
Update 2: The Samsung MM-A940 does indeed support the Sprint Music Store, as previous reports had indicated, the error was on the part of Sprint’s Power Vision web site omitting that information as well as the lack of propper follow-up answers from Sprint media relations. Update: Sprint along with Power Vision launched their Music Store. […]
Sprint & Tethering: The Road Ahead
Here is what you need to know about EV-DO and tethering (for those of you in Rio Linda, that means to be able to use your phone as a modem). With some exceptions, Sprint considers any handset user who uses 500 MB or more of data tethering (there are some exceptions… PDA users generally are […]
Sprint Soft Launches Power Vision (Updated)
Update: Sprint has informed us that these Power Vision Packs are the business versions of their EV-DO offerings, and that pricing and offerings may change for the consumer launch of EV-DO, which they have maintained has not happened yet. The PPC-6700 is currently only intended for business customers. Sprint today began the soft launch of […]
Sprint Releases PPC-6700 To Business Customers
Sprint has begun to release the PPC-6700 to business customers. Currently it is not available for consumers and even some smaller businesses are reporting difficulty in obtaining units. The device is replacing the PPC-6600 in Sprint’s lineup and is priced at $629.99 before rebate. However one curious note about the device is its final form. […]
HTC Apache = PPC-6700 = CDMA Wizard
When we originally reported on the PPC-6700, we basically called it a $649 software update. Though, in our commentary we also indicated that it could also be a device called “Apache” which would be in a refreshed form-factor. Today PhoneArena has confirmed the existance of Apache as a CDMA version of HTC’s Wizard. Based on […]
Sprint: PPC-6700 – A $649 Software Update? + EV-DO In August? (Updated)
Update: Many are pointing to DSL Reports mobile speed test results which was the first indication of the PPC-6700. A Sprint branded version of the device has been reporting results in testing there for almost a month, and it does indicate based on Pocket Internet Explorer versions that it is running 4.01, and not the […]
Sprint, UTStarcom Won’t Comment on PPC-6700 AKUs
By Christopher Price on September 30, 2006
While Alltel and Verizon versions of the UTStarcom PPC-6700 have been updated to Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 2.2, the Sprint version has not. PCS Intel has made several repeated requests to both Sprint and UTStarcom for comment as to if the PPC-6700 would be updated to AKU 2.2. Neither have responded. AKU 2.2 adds considerable […]
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